Baltimore police cadet arrested in domestic assault case

Zachary Michael Mitchell charged with second-degree assault

Anne Arundel County police arrested an off-duty cadet with the Baltimore City Police Department on Thursday on domestic assault charges.

Zachary Michael Mitchell, 24, was charged with second-degree assault after authorities were called to his Glen Burnie apartment complex around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

A witness told police that a man, later identified as Mitchell, and a woman were arguing in a parking lot, with Mitchell in the driver’s seat of a car and the woman standing outside the vehicle. The witness said Mitchell tried to drive away but hit the woman with the vehicle in the process.

Mitchell and the woman then went inside the apartment building, where officers found them.

The woman, who city police later identified as Mitchell's wife, had scratch marks and redness on her legs, detectives said. She refused medical treatment.

Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Mitchell was scheduled to graduate from the academy on Friday.

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